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Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion

Directed by

S.S. Rajamouli

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

Mankombu Gopalakrishnan (dialogue) (malayalam dialogue)
Madhan Karky (dialogue) (tamil dialogue)
Ajay Kumar (dialogue) (telugu dialogue)
C.H. Vijay Kumar (dialogue) (telugu dialogue)
Manoj Muntashir (dialogue) (hindi dialogue)
Vijayendra Prasad (story)
S.S. Rajamouli (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)

Prabhas Prabhas
Amarendra Baahubali
Rana Daggubati Rana Daggubati
Bhallaladeva
Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty
Devasena
Tamannaah Bhatia Tamannaah Bhatia
Avanthika (as Tamannaah)
Sathyaraj Sathyaraj
Kattappa (as Sathya Raj)
Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan
Sivagami (as Ramya Krishna)
Nassar Nassar
Bijjaladeva (as Nasser)
Subbaraju Subbaraju
Kumara Varma (as Subba Raju)
Meka Rama Krishna Meka Rama Krishna
King of Kunthala (as Meka Ramakhrisna)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani
Swami Ji
Nora Fatehi Nora Fatehi
Sharad Kelkar Sharad Kelkar
Baahubali (Hindi) (voice)
Ramakrishna Meka Ramakrishna Meka
Jaya Varma
Prabhakar Prabhakar
Kalakeya King (flashback)
Prudhviraj Prudhviraj
Prime Minister of the Kunthala Kingdom
Rohini Rohini
Sanga
Charandeep Surneni Charandeep Surneni
New Kalakeya King
Rakesh Varre Rakesh Varre
Setu Patti

Produced by

Prasad Devineni producer
K. Raghavendra Rao producer
M.M. Srivalli line producer
Shobu Yarlagadda producer

Music by

M.M. Keeravani

Cinematography by

Senthil Kumar

Film Editing by

Venkateswara Rao Kotagiri
Bikkina Thammiraju

Production Design by

Sabu Cyril

Costume Design by

Rama Rajamouli
Prashanti Tipirineni

Makeup Department

Srinu Nalla makeup department head

Production Management

Arjun Singh post-production manager
Yogesh Tevatia post production supervisor: mumbai

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

S.S. Karthikeya second unit director
Pratheek Tammineni assistant director
Subramanyam Varma first assistant director
Lee Whittaker second unit director

Art Department

Sagar Mali assistant art director
Silas Puls props
Mohammad Yousefi arts department: Makuta VFX

Sound Department

Debajit Changmai re-recording mixer
Aakash Chaudhary sound effects editor
Subhashree Das dialogue editor / sound editor
Boloy Kumar Doloi associate re-recording mixer
Kalyani Malik sound supervisor (as Kalyana Ramana)

Visual Effects by

Adel Adili vfx creative director / visual effects supervisor
Prashant Agrawal vfx: line producer
Sai Chaitanya Akula visual effects artist
Angel Angelov matte painter
Yadhukrishna Attassery roto artist
Gaurav Baghel digital compositor: NYVFXWAALA
Prabhakar Balli visual effects supervisor
Ankit Bansal compositor
Arup Barik lighting lead
Christian Bechmann visual effects artist
Ankit Bhardwaj lighting artist
Gaurav Bhira sr. compositor
Egor Borschevsky visual effects producer
Rasmus Emil Broe miniature artist
Prince Chaurasia visual effects producer
Jayesh Chavan sr. compositor
Yogesh Chhag visual effects: business head
Lyndon Crasto visual effects coordinator
Venu Dawat visual effects artist: Matchmove Artist
Pete Draper additional vfx supervisor
Ali Ehtemami senior compositor: Alzahra VFX (as Ali Ethemami)
Daniel French visual effects supervisor: SURPREEZE
Shobhit Garg compositor
Gaurav compositor
Ravee Gauttam compositor
Akash Madhukar Giri roto artist
Palanikumar Gopal digital compositor
Gsanjeevandreason compositor
Philipp Hartmann massive supervisor
Haresh Hingorani vfx creative director
Kumar Jaadish visual effects artist
Salar Jabarzadeh layout: Alzahra VFX studio / scene assembler: Alzahra VFX studio / visual effects coordinator: Alzahra VFX studio
Udit Jain roto artist
Brijesh Jaware compositor
Rory Jones visual effects coordinator
Kulbhushan Kale compositor
Bhushan Khamkar lighting/lookdev technical director
Zahid Khan junior compositor
Igor Klimovsky visual effects producer
Rohit Korgaonkar senior visual effects compositor
Prakash Kumararajan visual effects supervisor: Wild Visual Effects
Deepa Makhija compositor / lead compositor
Sandeep Mane vfx line producer
Subhasis Manna compositor
Kiran Mateti vfx supervisor
Aziz Merchant compositor
Debadas Mohanty sr. fx artist
Deepak Nagi matte painter
Truptesh Naik compositor
Sriram Namana lead matchmove artist: Makuta Effects
Omid Nejadnik environment artist: Alzahra VFX studio / visual effects coordinator: Alzahra VFX studio
Alexander Oplanchuk visual effects supervisor
Tharanipathi Padmanabhan matchmove lead
Azhagu Raj Pandian Technical Lead
Rohan Patel compositor
Chukkana Pavan visual effects artist
Prashant Pawar roto artist
Prashant Suresh Pawar roto artist
Aditya Ponguri compositor
Raghu Puduri fx artist
Silas Puls miniature effects supervisor
Kamalakannan R.C. visual effects supervisor
Rakesh concept lead
Gopinath Rathinasamy visual effects
Sheveta Raut lead strategist/talent acquisition
Punyapu Sabharigirish lead compositor
Shiva krishna Sadhanala compositor
Mehdi Sadri visual effects artist
Nikita Saini vfx line producer
Yoosefi Sajad crowd artist
Sarika Salian Senior Compositor
K L Sateesh Varma compositing artist
Selvathasan visual effects producer: Wild Visual Effects
Apurva Raj Kumar Sharma sr. production coordinator
Dharmesh Sharma lighting artist
Vineet Sharma fx artist: After Studios
Dhiraj Shetty compositor
Sivashanmugam rigging td
Vlad Skrypnyk visual effects supervisor
Gurram Srinivasan visual effects artist
Ramkumar Sukumaran Sr. Project Manager
Blake Sunny visual effects artist
Venkat Vadisetti on-set VFX assistant
Naveen Varadarajan visual effects executive producer
Jitendra Yadav digital compositor: NYVFXWAALA
Keitan Yadav chief operating officer

Stunts

Morgan Benoit Fight Coordinator: Invaders Sequence
Billy Bussey utility stunts
Dan Dargan Carter stunt double: Prahbas
Vonzell Carter stunts
Jimmy Chhiu stunts
Glenn Chow stunt rigger
Christopher Clark Cowan action designer: previs
Chan Griffin fight coordinator: devasena forest sequence
Chad Guerrero stunt fighter: previz
Peter Hric horse master
Brendon Huor stunts
James Hutchison III assistant stunt coordinator / stunts
Roman Jankovic stunts
Dave Macomber fight coordinator: Finale / fight coordinator: Mayhem Sequence
Hans Marrero stunt fighter
John Nania stunts
Niko Nedyalkov stunt double: Rana Daggubati
Sergey Nosulenko stunts
Vlad Rimburg stunt pre-viz / utility stunts: fight team
Larnell Stovall fight choreographer: previs
Morne van Tonder key stunt rigger
Lee Whittaker action director / stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Samala Bhasker second unit cinematographer
Thata Mallesh still photographer
Divay Puri helicam pilot
Eshwar Yellumahanthi Second unit cinematographer / second unit cinematographer

Animation Department

Animator Ranjith Kumar animator
Mehdi Sadri environment artist

Editorial Department

Cv Rao digital intermediate technical head
Bvr Shivakumar colorist

Music Department

Kala Bhairava playback singer (as Kaala Bhairava)
Deepu playback singer
M.M. Keeravani lyricist / music by / playback singer
Daler Mehndi playback singer
Mounima playback singer
Chaitanya Prasad lyricist
Kentaro Sato composer: additional music / orchestrator
Sony playback singer

Other crew

Faiz Akhtar business development head: after studio
François Da Silva international sales and marketing
Peter Hric horse master
Roman Jankovic assistant horse master
Gagan Meshram business development head: after studio
Prem Rakshith choreographer

Release Dates

United Arab Emirates 27 April 2017
Kuwait 27 April 2017
France 28 April 2017
UK 28 April 2017
Indonesia 28 April 2017
Ireland 28 April 2017
India 28 April 2017
Malaysia 28 April 2017
Netherlands 28 April 2017
USA 28 April 2017

Also Known As (AKA)

Australia Bahubali 2: The Conclusion
France Baahubali 2: La conclusion
Russia Бахубали: Завершение
World-wide Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

 

Review Overview

Emotional Plot
Cinematography
Performances
Interval Episode

4.25/5

Summary : Baahubali 2 is a masterfully made sequel which is grandly conceived, brilliantly executed and largely engaging. Baahubali is back with more grandness and emotions.

User Rating: 3.19 ( 6 votes)

Easily the biggest Indian film of the year, Baahubali 2 is finally out for us to get entertained and take another trip to the magnificent world. An enthralling historical fantasy tale that shows how a royal family gets torn apart by sibling rivalry. This one is more extensive but is it as engrossing as the first part? Read to know more.

Story:

Baahubali: The Conclusion is the continuation to Baahubali: The Beginning. The film revolves around Shivudu, who in the pursuit of helping his love finds out about his royal familial ties with the legendary king Baahubali. Unfortunately, Baahubali was killed by Kattappa, Mahishmati’s most royal servant, Now Shivudu will avenge his father’s death, and fight it out with Bhallaladeva to take over the throne at Mahishmati.

  • Why Kattappa Killed Baahubali?
  • Did Mahendra Baahubali take revenge over Bhallaladeva?

 The plot of the film Baahubali The Conclusion revolves around these two questions.

Analysis:

Director S. S. Rajamouli seems to have quite literally developed a definitive masterpiece, with Baahubali seeming to be a thoroughly Indian film with its roots firmly planted in mythology, and yet progressive enough to refrain from the age old cliché of show good is more powerful than evil. In fact here a special mention needs to be added as Rajamouli has focused on developing the antagonist as a much more powerful personality.

Prabhas is a powerhouse of talent and gives you an impression that no one else would play Baahubali better than him. Rana as Bhalvaldeva is as menacing as ever and shines big time. Where Baahubali 2 could have been better would be its finish line. Here a special mention goes to both Prabhas and Rana, for some outstanding work. The other two supporting cast members Nasser and Satyaraj as Bijjaladeva and Kattappa are impressive as well.

The climax fight is the most expected scene of the film but however one wonders that could have been dealt better. Seeing too much of elder Baahubali, reduces the weight in Shivudu’s character. That is one reason you may not enjoy the climax as much as the 1st part’s ending. The background score by MM Keravani was great.  Technically the film is brilliant as expected.

Talking about the CGI used in the film, Baahubali 2 is easily comparable to the Hollywood.  Every 15 minutes, you would have one kickass sequence which arrests your attention.  No Indian storyteller comes close to what S.S. Rajamouli envisions and executes on screen. Writers Madhan Karky, Rahul Koda, Vijayendra Prasad and S.S. Rajamouli have truly written and developed a masterpiece.

Every sequence of Baahubali 2 is a marvel that can easily be compared to the best of Hollywood. The grandiose sets, VFX, sound, edit, cinematography and most importantly, the screenplay of Baahubali 2 is beyond fantastic.

On the whole, despite having a second half that is rather slow, and a ballistic second half, a film like Baahubali 2 makes you proud that an Indian filmmaker dared to dream big and accomplished it. Baahubali 2  is definitely not to be missed. Call it a box-office blockbuster today, but tomorrow, it will be remembered as a classic.

Minus Points:

  • Unconvincing War Scenes
  • Comedy Track In First Half

Review Overview

Emotional Plot
Cinematography
Performances
Interval Episode

4.25/5

Summary : Baahubali 2 is a masterfully made sequel which is grandly conceived, brilliantly executed and largely engaging. Baahubali is back with more grandness and emotions.

User Rating: 3.19 ( 6 votes)



OMG!!! Powerstar initially offered Baahubali role

 

With Baahubali’s stupendous success, the team is definitely enjoying the glory of the movie. However, not many are aware that the initial casting choices for the now iconic characters were not the ones everyone got to witness on screen.

Starting with the titular character of Baahubali, the role was offered first to Power Star Pawan Kalyan. Sources inform that director SS Rajamouli felt that Pawan Kalyan had the diction, image, body language and dialogue delivery suited for the role of Baahubali.

The actor, however, passed on the offer as he was not willing to spend so much time on one movie while he could do more in the given time.

Interestingly, Prabhas was offered Bhallaladeva’s role which later on went to Rana Daggubati. Also, the character of Sivagami was initially offered to Sridevi who demanded Rs 5 crore as remuneration and hence the role went to Ramya Krishna.


Box Office Report: Baahubali 2 11 days collections

Prabhas starrer Baahubali 2 is hitting the headlines across the nation as the movie has minted Rs.1000 Cr within nine days. Baahubali 2 was released in theaters on April 28 and the movie is roaring at the box office.

Baahubali 2 stood as one of the most India biggest blockbuster ever in India. Rumors were doing the rounds about Baahubali 3 but still, there is no official announcement by the filmmakers.

The film directed by Rajamouli, also starred Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah, Nassar and Ramya Krishna in the lead roles. Till date, Baahubali 2 has collected Rs.145.61 Crores in two telugu speaking states.

Here is the list of the area wise collections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh:

AREA                           11 DAYS SHARE (IN CRORES)

——————–             —————————————–

NIZAM                                     47.58

CEDED                                    25.45

NELLORE                                  5.40

KRISHNA                                  10.30

GUNTUR                                  13.91

VIZAG                                      19.09

EAST GODAVARI                    13.72

WEST GODAVARI                     10.16

11 DAYS AP & TS SHARE     145.61


Rana to share screenspace with Megastar?

It looks like actor Rana‘s tryst with period films is not going to end anytime sooner. Having already appeared in Ghazi, a period drama set in the 1970’s, Rana is currently shooting for another similar film titled as 1945 which has him playing an Indian soldier. Now here comes an interesting update.

According to the reports in DC, Rana is likely to be approached for a crucial role in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s forthcoming period drama Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. It is learnt that the makers of this biopic are looking to bring Rana on board for a powerful character. However, they are yet to approach the Baahubali actor.

As Rana is very much fond of period films, there is no reason he might reject the offer, if he is approached. The pre production activities of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy are in full swing and the regular shoot will commence in August. Surender Reddy will direct the film.


Superstar’s SPYder latest updates about teaser and release dates

Ace director AR Murugadoss seems to be taking his sweet time to meet the staggering expectations on his upcoming film starring Superstar Mahesh Babu. The film, titled SPYder, which went on floors almost a year ago, is still in production stage with good amount of work yet to be finished.

The shooting of film’s climax portion will commence from 13th of this month and it will be wrapped up by May 20. After taking a short gap, the unit will reassemble to shoot two songs in Ramoji Film City. With 1 more week of patch work, the film’s production part will be completed.

Later, Murugadoss will spend about two months on post-production. As Baahubali has raised the standards of Indian cinema, movie lovers will be expecting high quality products especially from big budget entertainers. Hence, Murugadoss has decided to deliver spotless output however amount of time it may take.

Makers are tentatively planning to release the film ahead of Independence Day. The film’s teaser will reportedly be released on the eve of Superstar Krishna’s birthday, 31st May. Meanwhile, Mahesh will move to Koratala Siva’s film after wrapping up the shoot of SPYder.


Prabhas’ to win hearts with love story in his next

Having completed a marathon journey of five years working for Baahubali franchise, Prabhas is currently on a short break chilling in America. He will soon commence shooting for his upcoming action drama titled as Saaho in Sujith’s direction.

The Mirchi actor has also signed yet another project which will be helmed by Jil fame Radha Krishna Kumar. It is learnt that the director has come up with a pure love story and Prabhas is going to be seen as a lover boy in this film. Sources say that Prabhas’ character in this romantic entertainer will be in contrast to what he has played so far in his career.

The young director has promised to showcase the darling side of Prabhas in this film. It is heard that Prabhas will simultaneously shoot for both Sujith and Radha Krishna’s film. More details about this film are awaited.


Pawan Kalyan made this for first time for Baahubali

 

Actor and Jana Sena activist Pawan Kalyan congratulated Baahubali team for the grand success of Baahubali 2. Pawan Kalyan, who usually tweets about social and political issues, took to Twitter on Sunday evening to wish Baahubali team. Pawan posted ‘My Heartfelt congratulations to Shri Rajmouli,Shri Prabhas &team for their stupendous success of.

Bahubali and achieving the 1000 crore mark’. It is yet to be known whether Pawan Kalyan watched the film or not. Baahubali 2 has surpassed a huge milestone on Sunday by becoming the first Indian film to gross 1000 Crores worldwide.

The fine storytelling by Rajamouli coupled with the spectacular visual effects and other technical wizardry resulted in an epic masterpiece that is impressing all sections of audience. It may be recalled that Baahubali writer Vijayendra Prasad revealed that the stunning interval block in Baahubali 2 was inspired by Pawan Kalyan’s frenzied fan following that is common in most of the filmy events in Tollywood.


OMG!!! Kid in Baahubali is a girl

The euphoria created by Baahubali franchise among Indian movie lovers is so huge that they are not satisfied with the on-screen magic. They want to know about every minute aspect that went into making of this epic film. After a stunning revelation like Rana Daggubati was visually impaired in one eye, the makers have another surprise in store. As per media reports, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali in the film is actually a Girl.

The scene where Rajamata Sivagami played by Ramya Krishnan gets drowned holding the baby above her head is one iconic visual piece in the history of Indian cinema. Moreover, this particular scene was used as the very first poster of Baahubali when the film’s promotions kick-started a few years ago.

Named Akshitha Valslan, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali is said to be only 18-day-old when her scenes were canned for almost five days for the biggest Indian blockbuster ever. Akshitha is the daughter of Valslan, who was the production executive for Baahubali in Kerala.

 That’s how the baby got the lucky opportunity of becoming part of Baahubali. Interim, Baahubali has become the first Indian film to gross Rs 1000 crores at the worldwide box office and the film hasn’t slowed down yet.


Do you know Prabhas’ latest remuneration?

When Prabhas was signed up for the titular role in Baahubali series five years back, many felt that the macho actor is risking his career by dedicating such a long time span for a single project. But, his dedication has reaped rich benefits and he is now a pan Indian superstar because of the global success of Baahubali franchise.

He is now the most sought after actor all over India and his popularity has fetched him a huge fan base in many territories. As he dedicated nearly five years for the magnum opus, he charged a hefty amount as remuneration. Sources say that he was paid a whopping 25 Crores as remuneration for each part of Baahubali.

Accordingly to the latest reports in media, Prabhas has hiked his remuneration after the success of Baahubali by 5 Crores and will now take home 30 Crores for his upcoming projects. If this turns out to be true, Prabhas will be the highest paid actor in South after Rajinikanth. Superstar Mahesh Babu is being paid 25 Crores for his ongoing bilingual in Murugadoss direction. Now, Prabhas seems to have taken Mahesh Babu’s place with the grand success of Baahubali.

With the pan India fame he achieved after Baahubali, the makers of his upcoming films are looking to release them simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil along with Telugu. Prabhas will soon commence shooting for his multilingual action drama Saaho which is being made with a staggering budget.


Baahubali 2 sets a new benchmark at box office

Baahubali 2 is raking in huge moolah at the box office breaking records.  Directed by SS Rajamouli, the magnum opus has created history with a rare feat after collecting Rs 1000 crore at the box office becoming the first Indian movie to do so.

Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah, Ramya Krishna and Satyajit in lead roles, Baahubali 2 released in April 28.

Within its first 10 days of release, the movie has set up this huge feat. Released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, across 8,000 screens in India, Baahubali: The Conclusion has made over Rs 800 crore in India and over Rs 200 crore in the international markets.